Gateway to the military post of Sextius, then to the town of Saint Sauveur, the communal tower spans the street on a Roman base of white limestone.
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Straddling the street, on Roman bases of white limestone, the clock tower was the gate of the military outpost of Sextius and then the Bourg Saint Sauveur.
Raised in 1510 and redecorated with flamboyant pinnacles and ogees, the "great clock tower" was already the symbol and vehicle of the city's unity in the 14th century.
It carries (top to bottom): the proclamation or "ban" bell, in its 16th-century wrought-iron cage, which called the people to council or defence within a one-league...
Raised in 1510 and redecorated with flamboyant pinnacles and ogees, the "great clock tower" was already the symbol and vehicle of the city's unity in the 14th century.
It carries (top to bottom): the proclamation or "ban" bell, in its 16th-century wrought-iron cage, which called the people to council or defence within a one-league...
